By early Thursday, the Mavericks could have two players going for the gold medal at the Olympics.
Superstar point guard Luka Donu010diu0107, who has never lost an international game with Slovenia (17-0), will lead his country’s men’s basketball team into the Olympic semifinals against a powerful French team anchored by Rudy Gobert, Nic Batum and Evan Fournier.
While France may have more NBA-proven players, Slovenia remains the best story of these Olympics.
They had never made the Games in men’s basketball until this year. Their match with France for a berth in the gold-medal game tips off at 6 a.